# Swimming at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games

The swimming competitions at the 2017 Commonwealth Youth Games in Nassau, The Bahamas took place from 19 to 22 July at the Betty Kelly Kenning Swim Complex. A total of 184 athletes from 45 nations contested 35 different events. Each Commonwealth Games Association was allowed to enter up to two swimmers (individual events) and one relay per event. In the Games, age limits set by the Fédération Internationale de Natation (FINA) for world Junior competitions were followed, according to which the age limit for boys is set to 15–18 years (means swimmers born in 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002) and for girls its 14–17 years of age (means swimmers born in 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003).

## Format

The competition will feature 35 long course (50m) events, divided between males, females and mixed events into the following events:
* freestyle: 50, 100, 200, 400, 800 (females only) and 1500 (males only);
* backstroke: 50, 100 and 200;
* breaststroke: 50, 100 and 200;
* butterfly: 50, 100 and 200;
* individual medley (I.M.): 200 and 400;
* mixed relays: 4x100 free, 4x200 free and 4x100 medley

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | England | 8 | 9 | 4 | 21 |
| 2 | South Africa | 8 | 3 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 | New Zealand | 7 | 8 | 5 | 20 |
| 4 | Singapore | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 5 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 6 | Australia | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
| 7 | Wales | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Bahamas* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Botswana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 11 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | Totals (13 entries) | 35 | 35 | 35 | 105 |

### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Scott McLay Scotland | 23.10 | Kyle Abeysinghe Sri Lanka | 23.38 | Jeron Thompson Trinidad and Tobago | 23.43 |
| 100 m freestyle | Scott McLay Scotland | 50.46 | Kyle Abeysinghe Sri Lanka* | 50.93 | Jonathan Tan Singapore | 51.10 |
| 200 m freestyle | Lewis Clareburt New Zealand | 1:49.89 | Jarryd Baxter South Africa | 1:50.50 | Jack McMillan Northern Ireland | 1:50.72 |
| 400 m freestyle | Jarryd Baxter South Africa | 3:53.76 | Lewis Clareburt New Zealand | 3:54.15 | Jakob Goodman England | 3:55.67 |
| 1500 m freestyle | Zac Reid New Zealand | 15:40.11 | Max Osborn Australia | 15:50.64 | James Freeman Botswana | 15:53.73 |
| 50 m backstroke | Finn Kennard Campbell New Zealand | 26.18 | Jahrel Murphy England | 26.44 | Francis Fong Singapore | 26.50 |
| 100 m backstroke | Francis Fong Singapore | 56.42 | Scott McClay Scotland | 56.53 | Finn Kennard Campbell New Zealand | 56.85 |
| 200 m backstroke | Jarryd Baxter South Africa | 2:00.90 | James McFadzen England | 2:03.21 | Francis Fong Singapore | 2:05.00 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Michael Houlie South Africa | 27.68 | Izaak Bastian Bahamas | 28.77 | Zongxian Khoo Singapore | 29.19 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Michael Houlie South Africa | 1:01.86 | Zongxian Khoo Singapore | 1:03.41 | Izaak Bastian Bahamas | 1:03.71 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Luan Grobbelaar South Africa | 2:16.44 | Michael Houlie South Africa | 2:16.97 | Taichi Vakasama Fiji | 2:17.17 |
| 50 m butterfly | Scott McLay Scotland | 24.53 | Dylan Koo Singapore | 24.55 | Lewis Fraser Wales | 24.66 |
| 100 m butterfly | Lewis Fraser Wales | 53.87 | Dylan Koo Singapore | 54.32 | Ong Jung Yi Singapore | 54.35 |
| 200 m butterfly | Mason Wilby England | 1:59.89 | Lewis Clareburt New Zealand | 2:00.24 | Charles Cox Australia | 2:01.02 |
| 200 m individual medley | Thomas Dean England | 2:02.13 | Lewis Clareburt New Zealand | 2:03.06 | James McFadzen England | 2:04.39 |
| 400 m individual medley | Lewis Clareburt New Zealand | 4:18.78 | Thomas Dean England | 4:24.47 | Ethan McAleese Australia | 4:25.42 |
* During the competition Abeysinghe won the silver medal in the men's 100m freestyle event, marking Sri Lanka's first ever swimming medal at either the Youth or Senior Commonwealth Games.

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 50 m freestyle | Meg Harris Australia | 25.89 | Elzbeita Noble Australia | 25.97 | Laticia-Leigh Transom New Zealand | 26.02 |
| 100 m freestyle | Quah Jing Wen Singapore | 56.31 | Laticia-Leigh Transom New Zealand | 56.59 | Sophie Smith Scotland | 56.95 |
| 200 m freestyle | Laticia-Leigh Transom New Zealand | 2:01.56 | Sophie Smith Scotland | 2:02.32 | Rebecca Meder South Africa | 2:02.56 |
| 400 m freestyle | Leah Crisp England | 4:16.36 | Rachel Bethel Northern Ireland | 4:16.43 | Sophie Caldwell Australia | 4:17.76 |
| 800 m freestyle | Leah Crisp England | 8:49.94 | Rachel Bethel Northern Ireland | 8:54.06 | Rebecca Meder South Africa | 8:54.21 |
| 50 m backstroke | Lily Boseley England | 29.04 | Medi Harris Wales | 29.34 | Mariella Venter South Africa | 29.66 |
| 100 m backstroke | Mariella Venter South Africa | 1:01.77 | Lily Boseley England | 1:02.19 | Gina Galloway New Zealand | 1:02.68 |
| 200 m backstroke | Mariella Venter South Africa | 2:13.57 | Lily Boseley England | 2:14.79 | Medi Harris Wales | 2:16.52 |
| 50 m breaststroke | Christie Chue Singapore | 32.38 | Lilly Higgs Bahamas | 32.52 | Ciara Smith New Zealand | 32.56 |
| 100 m breaststroke | Hanim Abrahams South Africa | 1:10.14 | Christie Chue Singapore | 1:10.72 | Ciara Smith New Zealand | 1:11.07 |
| 200 m breaststroke | Layla Black England | 2:31.00 | Mya Rasmussen New Zealand | 2:31.49 | Hanim Abrahams South Africa | 2:32.32 |
| 50 m butterfly | Quah Jing Wen Singapore | 27.23 | Alicia Wilson England | 27.28 | Emma Harvey Scotland | 27.56f |
| 100 m butterfly | Quah Jing Wen Singapore | 59.92 | Ciara Schlosshan England | 1:00.14 | Hannah Bates New Zealand | 1:01.27 |
| 200 m butterfly | Ciara Schlosshan England | 2:10.95 | Quah Jing Wen Singapore | 2:13.29 | Brittany Castelluzzo Australia | 2:13.80 |
| 200 m individual medley | Alicia Wilson England | 2:15.49 | Mya Rasmussen New Zealand | 2:16.55 | Shannon Russell Northern Ireland | 2:17.97 |
| 400 m individual medley | Mya Rasmussen New Zealand | 4:42.19 | Rebecca Meder South Africa | 4:46.69 | Ciara Schlosshan England | 4:49.22 |

### Mixed

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 4×100 m freestyle relay | Singapore (SGP) Chua Yi Shou Natasha Ong Quah Jing Wen Jonathan Tan | 3:36.01 | England (ENG) Harry Constantine Elizabeth Harris Mason Wilby Alicia Wilson | 3:36.17 | Scotland (SCO) Anna Fleming Emma Harvey Scott McLay Luke Robins | 3:37.05 |
| 4×200 m freestyle relay | New Zealand (NZL) Lewis Clareburt Chelsey Edwards Zac Reid Laticia-Leigh Transom | 7:50.85 | England (ENG) Harry Constantine Leah Crisp Jakob Goodman Elizabeth Harris | 7:55.79 | Australia (AUS) Daniel Jacobson Charlotte Mitchell Max Osborn Katie Strachan | 7:57.74 |
| 4×100 m medley relay | Singapore (SGP) Francis Fong Zongxian Khoo Quah Jing Wen Toh Fann Rui | 3:56.74 | New Zealand (NZL) Lewis Clareburt Finn Kennard Campbell Ciara Smith Laticia-Leigh Transom | 3:57.21 | England (ENG) Elizabeth Harris James McFadzen Jahrel Murphy Alicia Wilson | 3:59.33 |

## Participating nations

There were 45 participating nations at the swimming competitions with a total of 184 swimmers. The number of athletes a nation entered is in parentheses beside the name of the country.
* Antigua and Barbuda (2)
* Australia (14)
* Bahamas (20) (host nation)
* Bangladesh (2)
* Barbados (2)
* Bermuda (2)
* Botswana (1)
* Cayman Islands (3)
* Cook Islands (1)
* Cyprus (2)
* England (12)
* Fiji (3)
* Ghana (2)
* Gibraltar (5)
* Grenada (1)
* Guernsey (3)
* Guyana (2)
* India (4)
* Isle of Man (4)
* Jersey (2)
* Malta (3)
* Malawi (1)
* Malaysia (5)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mozambique (2)
* New Zealand (11)
* Nigeria (4)
* Northern Ireland (4)
* Pakistan (2)
* Papua New Guinea (2)
* Saint Helena (2)
* Saint Lucia (2)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (3)
* Samoa (2)
* Scotland (8)
* Sierra Leone (2)
* Singapore (13)
* South Africa (8)
* Sri Lanka (4)
* Tanzania (2)
* Tonga (3)
* Trinidad and Tobago (1)
* Uganda (1)
* Wales (10)
* Zambia (1)